"The problem with getting great things from God
is being able to hold on in the last half hour."
is being able to hold on in the last half hour."
Streams in the Desert-March 5th
I am pretty sure that our having a baby has made you all realize that I am quite honest and forthright with our life. I have not been too quick to candy-coat how hard it has been and how strong I am not. The song below is the one I walked down the aisle to and now I realize how true it is and how it is weaving its way through my life.
God is good and He knows I was made for this.
I was made to be a mother. And Lord willing, an amazing one.
And thank you, Jesus, for answering my cry last night for sleep. Seriously, SO NEEDED.* You hear me and You love me and I am humbled so much by the fact that you gave us our beautiful little girl (and gee, what can I even begin to say about my beautiful husband that you set apart for me?).
*I will blog later about the sleep thing...
mercy reigns
by shane barnard
she hides her face, it seems too good
for Your embrace to find her
and say, "my dove, your voice is sweet
show me your form... your form is lovely"
Your mercy reigns
Your mercy comes
Your mercy falls
and rises with the sun
Your mercy reigns
Your mercy comes
Your mecy falls
and rises with the sun
It's new every morning
It's new every morning
It's good enough for me
No ear has heard a melody
as sweet as yours for her
It seems too good, so undeserved
my heart faints now, for we are her
Your mercy reigns
Your mercy comes
Your mercy falls
and rises with the sun
Your mercy reigns
Your mercy comes
Your mercy falls
and rises with the sun
I will abide in Your love, Your love
for Your embrace to find her
and say, "my dove, your voice is sweet
show me your form... your form is lovely"
Your mercy reigns
Your mercy comes
Your mercy falls
and rises with the sun
Your mercy reigns
Your mercy comes
Your mecy falls
and rises with the sun
It's new every morning
It's new every morning
It's good enough for me
No ear has heard a melody
as sweet as yours for her
It seems too good, so undeserved
my heart faints now, for we are her
Your mercy reigns
Your mercy comes
Your mercy falls
and rises with the sun
Your mercy reigns
Your mercy comes
Your mercy falls
and rises with the sun
I will abide in Your love, Your love
Oh, and to celebrate Ruth and I (and my beautiful mom and husband) sleeping for more than 1.5 hours at a time, I bought this hat :) I LOVE kate spade things...love.
oh sleep... I long for you too! Oh how nice a full night sleep with no baby in my bed would be!
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ReplyDeleteHi girl! You deserve a million cute hats from Kate Spade (who I think is quite fabulous, too) for allll the hard work you're doing! When I think of all the things a woman does for her family, it blows me away ... you were absolutely meant to be a mama and I pray that you feel like you're developing a rhythm soon! And thank you for sharing this beautiful song with us!! Love you and oh, back to Kate Spade again, but they're putting in a BIGGG store at Bellevue Square ... when the Norman family is in Seattle someday, we'll have to meet up for a coffee date there! (Also, you and your family are ALWAYS welcome to stay with us should you need to come up--just know you always have a place to stay!!) XOXO
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